How to tell if a pregnant woman is malnourished

As we all know, the nutritional intake of expectant mothers during pregnancy is \”one person eats, two people absorb\”. All the nutrients needed by the fetus are transmitted to herself through the mother\’s body. Therefore, if you want your baby to develop healthily, expectant mothers must always pay attention to their daily diet. However, for first-time mothers, because they have no experience, they are often not so sensitive to some changes in the body during pregnancy. Just like some expectant mothers experience normal physiological reactions such as morning sickness and frequent urination, these conditions often represent the normal development of the fetus in the belly. However, there are also some bad signals that expectant mothers should pay attention to! If an expectant mother has the following four signs during pregnancy, it is probably because the fetus is malnourished, so don’t be careless! Let’s let Yaya’s mother take you through it! 01 The baby has too few fetal movements. Starting from the fourth month of pregnancy, expectant mothers will gradually feel the fetal movement from the baby in their belly. The frequency and intensity of fetal movements are a standard that reflects whether the fetus is healthy. Most of the time, the fetal movements are regular, intermittent, and continuous. These conditions indicate that the fetal development is normal and the supply of nutrients and oxygen is sufficient. However, if the expectant mother feels that the fetal movement is slow or the number of fetal movements is too few. For example, if the number of fetal movements within 12 hours is less than 10, this situation can be regarded as abnormal fetal movement. Abnormal fetal movement indicates that the fetus in the belly may be suffering from intrauterine hypoxia and other dangerous conditions. If not treated in time, it may even lead to the death of the fetus from suffocation. Therefore, Ya Ya Ma recommends that if expectant mothers encounter abnormal fetal movements, they should immediately go to the hospital for examination to rule out the disease. 02 Frequent calf cramps Most expectant mothers will experience calf cramps in the middle and late stages of pregnancy. Most of the time, these cramps are caused by a lack of calcium in the body. As your baby continues to grow and develop, it will need more and more calcium. When calcium cannot meet the needs of the fetus, the fetus will absorb it in the mother\’s body. In this case, it will lead to insufficient calcium in the mother\’s body. Expert advice: In the first trimester, pregnant mothers need to supplement 800 mg of calcium every day, in the second trimester, they need to supplement 1,000 mg of calcium every day, and in the third trimester, they need 1,200 mg of calcium every day. Therefore, if an expectant mother experiences calf cramps during pregnancy, the fetus is reminding you that your body is deficient in calcium and needs to be replenished immediately. If this happens frequently, it may indicate poor fetal development. Expectant mothers must not be careless! 03 There is no change in the weight of the expectant mother. When the expectant mother enters the second and third trimester of pregnancy, the baby in her belly also begins to grow and develop rapidly. At this time, the expectant mother\’s weight will rise linearly. However, if the expectant mother finds that her weight has not changed, but is on the decline, then she should pay attention! This may be due to malnutrition of the fetus in the belly. 04 Expectant mothers have less urine output. During pregnancy, the amount of urine produced by expectant mothers can directly reflect whether the expectant mother is short of water in her body. Many expectant mothers have frequent urination during pregnancy.It is possible to go to the toilet ten or eight times a day. Therefore, in order to avoid this situation, some expectant mothers will choose to drink less water. But what Ya Ya’s mother wants to say is: drinking less water will affect the normal metabolism of the expectant mother, and will also lead to the decline of the body’s immunity and the occurrence of diseases, which will seriously affect the normal growth and development of the fetus. To prevent malnutrition, what should pregnant mothers pay attention to? 01 Ensure sufficient protein. Expectant mothers must ensure adequate protein intake during pregnancy. The daily supplementary intake is about 2100 kcal in the first trimester, about 2300 kcal in the second trimester, and can be maintained at 2300~ per day in the third trimester. Approximately 2,400 kcal is appropriate. Expectant mothers can also eat more eggs, soybeans, milk and other foods rich in high-quality protein. 02 Supplement folic acid on time. As we all know, folic acid supplementation by expectant mothers during pregnancy can effectively prevent neural tube defects in the fetus. Expectant mothers can start to supplement folic acid during pregnancy preparation and early pregnancy, ensuring a daily content of 400mg. Not only that, expectant mothers can also eat more cabbage, broccoli and other vegetables rich in natural folic acid. 03 Ensure adequate supply of vitamins. The growth and development of the fetus is inseparable from vitamin supply. In daily life, expectant mothers can eat more vegetables and fruits rich in vitamins for supplementation. If the vitamin supply in the expectant mother\’s body is insufficient, she needs to supplement some vitamin tablets under the guidance of a doctor to ensure adequate supply. During pregnancy, all the nutrition of the fetus comes from the mother\’s body. Therefore, expectant mothers must plan their daily diet and make appropriate adjustments to their own conditions at each stage, so that the fetus can develop better.